Chapter 184 The alarm bell in my heart
Chongzhen listened to the audience with great interest and listened to a group of angry young people dominating the direction of the debate. For a moment, Long Kongge was salivating. The farther his thoughts were, the farther he could go. I think if the talented men of the Ming Dynasty occupied the "Forum of Strong Country" and "Forum of China" in later generations, even ** would have to be invincible.
Fortunately, there were some people who were not as hot as they were burnt out. Occasionally, some people came out to pour cold water, but they were immediately overwhelmed by the bold words that were rising higher and higher. Among them, Huang Zongxi's words attracted Chongzhen's attention.[]
Huang Zongxi just took Emperor Yang of Sui as an example and said something realistic:
"You are pointing out the country and wielding the world, which makes Huang feel useless and ashamed! Ashamed! However, you are also familiar with the classics and history, how can you not know Yang Guang's deeds! Don't be misled by the deliberate vilification of the Tang Dynasty. Yang Guang is a man of great talent. At the age of 20, he personally led the army to break through the Yangtze River, wipe out the Chen Dynasty, and unify the world. After that, he defeated the Khitan, conquered Ryukyu, destroyed Tuyuhun, personally visited Zhangye, and expanded the territory for tens of thousands of miles (the three campaigns of Goryeo would not be allowed to go to the Khitan area.
Let’s talk about it. Yang Guang’s achievements in digging the land were just like this in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Yang Guang digging a canal and opening the imperial examination can also be said to be a success. Huang said that you should have no objection! If Yang Guang had not opened the imperial examination, the scholars would have to wait for an official position based on their ability. No matter what, Yang Guang’s contributions can be said to be a success, and of course they cannot be erased. However, the Sui Dynasty soon perished, didn’t you think about it? Why is this?"
"Why is this?" Of course, Huang Zongxi was not cute like a sketch. The reason he wanted to talk about was basically well known. When the various evaluations of Yang Guang were more interesting in the next generation, a novel "History of Sui and Tang Dynasties in Cambridge" used a fresh word to evaluate Emperor Yang of Sui and Tang dynasties, saying that he was a "political aesthetician". In other words, Yang Guang's political personality had a "strong artistic component" and a "convex imagination". In layman's terms, Yang Guang cared more about the drama of politics than the reality of politics. Just use that slogan, as long as it was
Change the subject, "The farther you think, Yang Guang can go." Yes, that's it! - Unprecedented, no one will come! If you have to find a person who has been going on in the past, then you may only have "satellite release" in 1958 and the Red Guards in 1966 can barely compare with each other. In general, they are just like Yang Guang's "Great Causes", both of them are surrealism. From this point of view, Yang Guang can indeed be called the originator of "satellite release". His spirit of "10,000 years is too long, and you can only seize the day" is indeed unmatched.
When Chongzhen heard Huang Zongxi talk about Yang Guang, he was very calm at first, but later he felt more chilling when he thought about it. Huang Zongxi's words undoubtedly sounded a wake-up call.
Yang Guang was already 35 years old on the day of ascending the throne, which was similar to Chongzhen's current age. When he was conquering Goryeo, Yang Guang was already over forty years old. His behavior was no different from a young and angry young man! Well! When he "releases of satellites" in 1958, Lord Mao was already over sixty years old, and he actually believed in the myth of satellites with a yield of tens of thousands of kilograms per mu! It seems that the great success is not the patent of the angry young man in the audience. You see, the Ming Dynasty had just recovered, and now he just sent away Zhang Xianzhong, the plague god, and the country was still divided, and he was floating.
Do not be too hot when doing politics, but you are just a referee in your future life. You can’t tell me the truth about it. People are hot and have strong capital. You can’t say anything in the crowd of people in your future life. However, you are indeed a little hot and sweaty at this moment! Sweat! Sweat!
When Yang Wan saw the emperor thinking, she began to ask a cute question again:
"Your Majesty, what are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking that Yang Guang from your Yang family is a versatile person. You see, politicians, military strategists, architects, travelers, and artists are all there. I don't envy him, I just envy him for his ability to travel as much as I want. Yang Guang went out of the Great Wall in the north to Wuyuan, to Zhangye in the west, to the border five times north to North Korea in the east, and to Yangzhou in the east, and to Yangzhou three times. I'm really free and easy. I just want to wait until the world is unified and traveling with you, isn't it beautiful!"
Chongzhen thought that expanding territory seemed to be a waste of money for the people. The result may be that the national strength was exhausted and the way to defeat the defeat. Even Americans with rich wealth in the future could not afford to fall into the Vietnam War. As long as he held a creed and did not blindly expand territory, he would not make a big mistake. As for traveling around, the presidents of various countries in later generations still paid attention to vacationing, and taking vacations by himself was considered a bad thing!
Unexpectedly, Yang Wan said:
"Emperor, although my surname is Yang, I will never dare to bewitch the emperor like Yang Yuhuan."
Chongzhen had no choice but to sigh.
Later, I didn't feel the quarrels from Long Kong Pavilion anymore, so I went back to the palace under the escort of a group of guards.
After returning to the palace, when Chongzhen teased her, Yang Wan felt a little excited. Chongzhen couldn't wait to carry Yang Wan onto the bed, and everything happened naturally. The "top" and "crazy top" that could not be completed in the box of Longkong Pavilion could finally be carried out in the spring light. Yang Wan sat on Chongzhen's body, sweating like slurry, and her eyes were as charming as silk, enjoying the graceful taste of being "topped". Chongzhen held Yang Wan's waist, watched the branches tremble, and "topped" to the crazy place, and suddenly hugged Yang Wan across the waist, put his face on Yang Wan's chest, and hugged them tightly-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After the lingering relationship, Chongzhen still recalled everything he had just now. It was the hardest thing to receive the kindness of a beauty since ancient times. He was not an extraordinary person. There was no need to be too ambitious. It was also good to be an emperor who knew how to enjoy it.
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On this day, it was noon and Chongzhen got up. He recalled the beautiful scene last night and felt that the sun was shining and everything shining brightly.
Chongzhen was in a very good mood, so he had the urge to share with others. He happened to have not communicated alone with Wang Chengen and the princess for some days, so he sent someone to invite Wang Chengen and the princess to enter the palace in the afternoon.
I was idle in the morning, so I asked Wang Youqing to play chess.
When the chessboard was set, both of them were very relaxed. Chongzhen also had an indifferent attitude towards winning or losing today, so while playing chess and chatting, Wang Youqing and the emperor did not need to do their best to play chess. Therefore, as long as Chongzhen asked, Wang Youqing would answer, and even Wang Youqing could make a few words occasionally.
Chongzhen asked:
"Wang Aiqing, what do you think of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui?"
Wang Youqing was actually in Long Kong Pavilion last night, accompanying a few friends to have tea and watch the fun. All the people were mature, so naturally they would not go to the stage to debate. Wang Youqing didn't know that the emperor was also in Long Kong Pavilion last night, and knew that it was the Jinyiwei who reported the excitement of Long Kong Pavilion last night to the emperor. Of course, Wang Youqing would not go to Long Kong Pavilion to bring up Long Kong Pavilion, but just said:
"Emperor Bing, I think that Yang Guang's talent is enough to make a move for a while, but he is too arrogant and eager to achieve success, so that the Sui Dynasty collapsed overnight. It is a pity! Just like a master playing chess, he acts in what he should do, and must not stop at what he should do, and must not be too strong. On the chessboard, it is easy to kill the dragon, but if he is weak in his own chess and forcefully kills the dragon, the last one is not careful, not only will he not be able to kill the dragon, but he will be retaliated by his opponent. I have seen many such chess games in my life, but it is not worth taking."
"Oh, then my dear thought, what is the case with Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty Zhao Gou?"
"I think that Song Gaozong was a little less enterprising. However, Zhao Gou faced the chess game that day, which was really dangerous. Zhao Gou finally escaped a big dragon, and he could not see clearly that his opponent had weaknesses. Since he couldn't see clearly, he just wanted to do his own job first, which was reasonable. If Zhao Gou chose to attack, it would be fine if he won, but if he lost, he would not be able to protect his country. Since he was not sure about slaying the dragon, he chose to compromise. In other words, Song Gaozong chose to do his own job first, make his own chess pieces thicker, and then seek opportunities before attacking. Although this choice is not contrary to the principles of chess, he is too slow and slightly conservative."
Chongzhen smiled:
"According to what you said, Yang Guang was reckless and Zhao Gou was conservative. Do you mean that I hope I am neither reckless nor conservative?"
Wang Youqing thought to himself: Emperor, don’t push me like this. If you compare Yang Guang and Zhao Gou, isn’t it just intentionally leading me to say this? Of course, this sentence cannot be said, but Wang Youqing found the sharpest theoretical basis these days:
"The emperor, when I read the Analects of Confucius, I read [Zigong asked: 'Who is a master or a Shang?' The emperor said: 'The teacher is too much, but Shang is too much.'. He said: 'But the teacher is too much.'. He said: 'Why is too much,' the emperor said: 'It's too much,' and the emperor didn't understand this passage. However, today the emperor asked about the affairs of Yang Guang and Zhao Gou. Only then did I truly understand the teachings of the saints. The emperor was wise!"
Chongzhen laughed and said:
"Of course I want to be neither conservative nor aggressive. But you see, I play chess, either rashly or conservative. Alas! One is that the chess skills are not enough, and the other is that the authorities are confused. Therefore, although I want to do neither rashly nor conservative, but when things come to an end, it may not be able to do it just right."
Gong Daming came from later generations, so naturally he didn't think anyone would be consistently correct. The Chongzhen he possessed was not always correct before, but was always wrong. Finally, he became a new version of Chongzhen, so he did not continue on the wrong path. However, even if he is on the right path now, who can guarantee that he will not go astray in the future! So, it's better not to say all of them.
Wang Youqing hurriedly said:
"Emperor, the Ming Dynasty is different from the past. The emperor turns the tide and has fallen. Now the Ming Dynasty is in full swing, and all the subjects are happy and cheerful. With the time, if the emperor is planning and strategizing, he will be able to unify the country and wipe out the world. At that time, the prosperous era will come again."
Of course, Chongzhen likes to hear such nice words. Oh, when did Wang Youqing become like this and wear a high hat!
But I'm sorry! I can't share my secret with you. Thinking back to the beginning, when I just came here, my requirements were very low, that is, as long as I didn't get knocked out by Li Zicheng. Of course, my life was finally saved. Later, under the instigation of Wang Chengen, I exercised the power of a black whistle and turned the Tartars into a draw against Li Zicheng. Well, I didn't expect this to be done!
Later, I was no longer satisfied with this, and the ideal of the black whistle began to sprout and began to grow. Of course, it was different when blowing the whistle again. At this time, the highest ideal is to blow all your opponents down. This is a journey of the growth of the black whistle sincerely.
I don’t know if this is degeneration or growth! In later generations, I have subtly degenerated into a black whistle. After traveling through time, what I am doing seems to be getting further and further away from "fairness, justice, and openness", and the arrogance and extravagance are getting deeper and deeper into the bones. I really don’t know what this will look like in the future. In fact, Chongzhen really just wants to be an emperor who is not as good as the best, and is content with the foolish monarch and the heroic lord. But life must be more free and happy, and don’t travel it in vain. By the way, don’t have an unreasonable minister like Wei Zheng. Chongzhen doesn’t want even a pet bird raised by the emperor to be suffocated to death by a minister like Wei Zheng.
Chongzhen had no reason to think about it and no longer wanted to play chess. Therefore, Chongzhen truly achieved what should not be conservative but was conservative, and what should not be rash, and he finally lost all the game of chess.
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The afternoon three-person meeting was held in the study as usual.
Chongzhen said first, and first talked about the situation:
"You two should know that our submarines destroyed the Yamato in a naval battle. If there were no submarines, Shi Lang might be shot into the sea to feed fish. With this submarine, Shi Lang laughed to the end, and Zhang Xianzhong also laughed to the end. Information shows that the Japanese army is preparing to withdraw its troops and are preparing to hand over Manila to the Spaniards. The Japanese will leave a part of the Japanese army to assist the Spaniards in defending Manila. Of course, this can no longer affect the entire battle situation. The 30,000 people led by Zhang Wenxiu will also arrive in Luzon in a few days. It is only a matter of time before Zhang Xianzhong occupied Luzon. In view of this, it has been ordered to be transferred back by Yang Heng. Of course, this is not the most important. The most important thing is that after this naval battle, in addition to proving the power of the submarine, it is to prove that the submarine's survival ability is too weak, and the submarine that survives must be overhauled."
Wang Chengen quickly replied:
"It seems that wooden submarines are not good. The more you dive, the higher the pressure you are under. There is no sonar these days, so you can only avoid the reefs with your naked eyes, so you still have to make it into iron. The new design is being built and will come out soon. However, there is a bad news that the torpedo test launch is not successful. It seems that you have to wait for the next time."
The princess said with an indifferent attitude:
"The torpedo is a little later. Anyway, after helping Zhang Xianzhong fight this naval battle, there will be no major naval battle for a while. The Japanese must be busy advancing eastward. I think they will not mess with us for a while. However, Liu Jinzhong, who was left on Zhang Xianzhong, was left with his ten thousand people, and he was wandering east of Sichuan, making Sichuan uneasy. What is the emperor going to do?"
Chongzhen's eyes flashed with a fierce light and he said:
"This Liu Jinzhong surrendered to the Qing army in history and deserves to be killed! Now that he has left Zhang Xianzhong, he wants to negotiate conditions with the court in private, it is obvious that he does not want to go to Luzon. According to the information, this guy is also negotiating conditions with Li Zicheng. Of course, he adopts the method of extermination for such a fickle guy. I am going to transfer 5,000 new troops to let Yang Heng lead the command and destroy Liu Jinzhong. Yang Heng's "Eagle Camp" is prepared for the mountain war and jungle war. Humph! Why are you still polite to him like this kind of despicable bandit?"
Wang Chengen nodded and said angrily:
"That's right! That's how it should be! By the way, 30 assembled armored vehicles have been completed, and I think Liaodong has to turn to the attack."
Chongzhen slapped the table and said:
"Of course, it's April 14th now. If Liaodong does not turn to the attack, the two princes of North Korea will have been in the cave for almost two months, and they will probably be crazy. Haha! It's time to solve the problem of Liaodong in one fell swoop."
Chongzhen thought about the conversation with Wang Youqing last night and said:
"But I tell you, I went to Longkong Pavilion last night, and in the morning I chatted with Wang Youqing, talking about how to be neither conservative nor aggressive. I feel that the responsibility of being an emperor is really too heavy. I used to just blow a whistle and just talk casually, but now I'm really on the shelves."
The princess was so happy that she said with a smile:
"If the emperor is tired of being an emperor, there are a lot of people who want to be an emperor these days. If you are willing to give up your throne, I can guarantee that many royal families are eager to do so!"
When Chongzhen heard that this was not good, he quickly said:
"No! No! No! No! As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After you have worked as an emperor, can you let me do something else? Well, although it is a bit difficult, I'd better continue to be this emperor. As for how to be a good emperor, there are three cobblers who are better than Zhuge Liang. You two have more ideas. We won't be arrogant or discouraged, and we will never make a big mistake."
The princess burst into laughter again and said:
"Your Majesty, go to Longkong Pavilion, how could that be like this! Those Ming scholars like to talk a few words. Can they damage the emperor's confidence?"
Chongzhen sighed and said worriedly:
"In Longkong Pavilion, most of them are angry young people, from their thirties to thirties and forties, or even fifties. They are all angry young people. Even the way to ask Li Zicheng to occupy Japan was clamored, and there were still a lot of people who were making a fuss. I am really worried that the court would be affected by these angry young people. If one day I was fooled by the angry young people, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be dangerous? I feel a big headache when I think of this."
Wang Chengen thought to himself that this guy had never been a leader before, and now he suddenly became the emperor and was a little bit inconvenient. He smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, as long as you take out your authority to blow the whistle on the court, there will be no right to speak for those of them in the court."
Well, this seems to make sense.
However, the princess immediately asked a headache:
"As for Li Zicheng's problem, it is only a matter of time before he dealt with the Tartars, Li Zicheng's problem should indeed be put on the agenda."
Chapter completed!